Anokha Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69367 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-420 Year-2021 Thana- BANMANKHI District- Purnia ====================================================== 1.

ANOKHA DEVI Daughter of Late Vasdeo Yadav, Wife of Birbal Yadav R/vMohania, Durgi Tola, P.S.- Banmankhi, District- Purnea 2.

MOST. RINKU DEVI @ RAMANI DEVI Wife of Late Vasdeo Yadav R/vMohania, Durgi Tola, P.S.- Banmankhi, District- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Pushpa Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-06-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

Petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 304B/34 and some other ancillary Sections of the Indian Penal Code. It is a case of dowry death.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the case. Petitioners are in-laws of the deceased. It is further submitted that thrust of accusation is against the husband of the deceased, who is in custody and so far these petitioners are concerned, allegation is general and omnibus. Petitioners are

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69367 of 2022(3) dt.23-06-2023 2/2 separate from the deceased in mess and property. Petitioners have got clean antecedent.

Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Considering the facts of the case and clean antecedent of the petitioners, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest/ surrender within a period of six weeks from today shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial MagistrateI, Purnea in connection with Banmankhi PS case No. 420/ 2021, subject to conditions laid down u/s 438(2) of the Cr. P. C. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) BKS/- U T